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ACCU-CHEK® 360° View tool

Discover how to lower your A1C1

This simple paper tool provides a quick snapshot of your blood sugar patterns. Use it when you want to see how food, exercise, medications, stress or illness can affect your blood sugar throughout the day or to pinpoint what to work on first. Take your completed tool to your healthcare provider to talk about the patterns you see. When used together with a healthcare professional, the ACCU-CHEK® 360° View tool has been proven to lower A1C.1

Use the tool to answer important questions, such as:

Adding structured testing to your routine or daily testing can give you a clearer picture of how your self-care program is working. It can help you determine if you're in a safe range and to problem-solve around how the things you do are connected to your blood sugar. Then you can take simple steps toward better managing your diabetes.

Get the tool

Work with your healthcare provider to use the tool with your child. Choose the appropriate tool, based on your child's age and recommended blood glucose ranges, or enter your child's personal ranges with your doctor:

How to look for blood sugar patterns in 4 simple steps

Just record your blood sugar results, meal size and energy level before and 2 hours after breakfast, lunch and dinner, and before bed. Then follow these simple steps. If you need assistance, please talk to a member of your healthcare team.

Step 1: Which blood sugars are out of range? Follow the order below:

Look for low blood sugars (below your target range)

Look for high blood sugars before meals (above your target range)

Look for high blood sugars after meals (above your target range)

Step 2: When and how often are your blood sugars out of range? Is there a pattern?

You may see a pattern if your blood sugar is low or high (below or above your target range) on 2 of the 3 days you checked.

Step 3: Why are your blood sugars out of range?

Possible causes could be challenges with meal planning or carb counting, lifestyle factors such as exercise or stress, medications, the need to adjust your insulin therapy, infusion site issues or others.

Step 4: What action can you take? Is there something you can change to bring your numbers into range?

With the help of your healthcare team, perhaps you could fine-tune your meal plan or portion sizes, activity, medications, your insulin-to-carb ratio, insulin sensitivity factor, insulin pump basal rates, infusion site management or other factors. Take your printed copy to your next appointment so you can discuss next steps with your healthcare professional.

If you need assistance with this, talk to your healthcare provider.

Using the tool with a healthcare professional's guidance may help you lower your A1C level.1

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aSome limitations apply. Valid on ACCU-CHEK products only. Offer not valid for persons paying cash or covered under Medicare, Medicaid or any other government healthcare program. Not valid in Massachusetts or where prohibited by law.
bPolonsky WH, et al. Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose significantly reduces A1C levels in poorly controlled, noninsulin-treated type 2 diabetes: results from the Structured Testing Program study. Diabetes Care. 2011;34(2):262-267.
cRanked first most often versus leading competitors. Data on file.
dCoverage may vary based on your condition and other factors.
eFirst and only meter not part of an insulin pump system to feature an insulin calculator.
fCoverage, co-payments and preferred statuses vary from plan to plan. Lowest co-pay is available for Medicare Part B patients who receive ACCU-CHEK test strips through a Medicare National Mail Order contract supplier or a retail pharmacy that accepts Medicare assignment.
gThe ACCU-CHEK Preferred Savings program is not valid for test strip prescriptions paid, in whole or in part, by any government healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, or Medicare Advantage, or for patients in Massachusetts. Cash paying customers are not eligible for this program. Limitations and maximum discounts apply. See back of card for details.

Roche Diagnostics, the maker of ACCU-CHEK products, has not provided any financial support to the company or organization to which you are about to link. We do not have any control over the content provided on their website.

Roche Diagnostics, the maker of ACCU-CHEK products, has not provided any financial support to the company or organization to which you are about to link. We do not have any control over the content provided on their website.

Roche Diagnostics, the maker of ACCU-CHEK products, has not provided any financial support to the company or organization to which you are about to link. We do not have any control over the content provided on their website.

Roche Diagnostics, the maker of ACCU-CHEK products, has not provided any financial support to the company or organization to which you are about to link. We do not have any control over the content provided on their website.

The long-term measure of blood sugar control. The A1C test measures how many A1C hemoglobin cells (a specific part of red blood cells) have sugar attached to them. Because these cells live for about four months, this gives a picture of how well blood sugar has been controlled for the past few months. The American Diabetes Association recommends an A1C result of 7% or less to help reduce the risk of long-term complications of diabetes.*